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Airleigh Frigo didn't grow up dreaming of being an aerial skier. She grew up as a gymnast - and it was a flyer on a noticeboard at her local club that changed everything.
In Part 1, Jules talks with Australian Olympic aerialist Airleigh Frigo about the unlikely path that took her from the gymnastics floor to the Olympic stage, and what it actually feels like when you get there. The pride of representing your country. The weight of wanting to perform for your family in the crowd. And the lows that come when the result doesn't match the dream you've been carrying your whole life.
Airleigh talks about the moment that defines aerial skiing, standing at the top of the ramp, physically shaking, telling yourself you either go and flip, or you go home. About the trade-offs of being a teenage athlete - the weekends, the parties, the Christmases, the study, and why she has no regrets. And about the season she spent questioning why she was still there, and the quiet stubborn voice that told her she wasn't done yet.
This one is for anyone who has ever stood at the top of something terrifying and had to make a choice.

Follow it. Trust it. Watch it unfold.
Dave Griffin knew two things at eight years old - he wanted to tell stories, and he wanted to play AFL.
What happened next is a masterclass in trusting the journey even when it doesn't look the way you planned. One game with the Sydney Swans. Running onto the MCG as a Hawthorn runner. A successful career in business. And all the while - the thing he loved most quietly waiting in the background, collecting people and experiences and stories until the moment was right.
In this takeaway episode Jules reflects on what Dave's story revealed about following your passion before you know where it's going, why nothing is ever a waste of time, and what happens when you finally stop waiting for the perfect moment and just begin.
Why not you?

If you could define your ideal life… what would it look like?
In Part 2 of our conversation with Dave Griffin, we go deeper into the inner world of a storyteller who writes to emotionally challenge people and hopes, in doing so, to impact them in a way he was also impacted as a child by the power of words.
Dave speaks candidly about empathy as both his superpower and his kryptonite, what it means to be an “emotional guy” while still feeling pressure to be strong, and the ongoing wrestle to regulate feeling without shutting it down.
We unpack the meaning behind his three books, all written at different stages of his life, with all author proceeds donated to charities that resonated with where he was at the time. From the boxer whose rose tattoos symbolised survival through hardship, to documentary work on That Race, this episode explores how Dave anchors his creative projects in stories that matter.
Dave also reflects on the moment his publisher entered his life, not just at the right time, but as a mentor who genuinely believes in his work and the emotional weight of seeing his photo and bio printed for the first time, marking the reality of a new chapter and a new version of himself.
We close with Dave’s grounded view on legacy (“maybe just that Dad had a go”) and advice that feels refreshingly human: you don’t have to be great at everything, you just have to keep bouncing, keep finding a way around obstacles, and keep lighting your fire through people, purpose, or persistence.
An honest, reflective conversation about resilience, creativity, and continuing to show up, even when you don’t fully know who you’re becoming yet.
 
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Dave is the perfect example of how success can look different for everyone. While he has been pursuing his career as a GM in a large footwear company, he has been quietly finding alignment for his passion to play on the MCG firstly, and then secondly as an author.
His story shows how when you have a goal in mind, you can be off course most of the time but you can still find alignment in unexpected places and meetings and experiences can make sense retrospectively.
Whether you’re chasing your own dream or looking to rediscover what drives you, this conversation will remind you that success isn’t luck — it’s courage, practice, and purpose.
 
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In Part 2 of my conversation with Tim Sharp — aka Dr Happy, we continue exploring what it really means to live well, beyond the metrics, milestones, and “when I get there” thinking.
Tim shares his belief that from a very young age, we all have a sense of what energises us and where our natural strengths lie but we often don’t have the language, or the permission, to name or prioritise them. We talk about why society tends to discount what comes easily to us, and how much changes when we begin to build life and work around our strengths rather than constantly trying to compensate for our weaknesses.
We discuss the everyday habits that help support wellbeing, knowing that no one gets it right all the time and the role self‑compassion plays when things don’t go to plan. Tim speaks honestly about how the way we speak to ourselves matters, and why picking yourself up with kindness is just as important as motivation or discipline.
This part of the conversation also explores the idea of a “happiness diet” moving away from endlessly postponing happiness until certain conditions are met and instead learning how to feel worthy of the changes we want to make now. We talk about applying this thinking to work, relationships, and mental health, and why creating environments where people can thrive benefits everyone.We also discuss the power of nature for feeling happy and connected.
Because living well isn’t about doing it perfectly, it’s about choosing to show up again and again.
And, as always, this can look different.
🔗 Show Notes & Links
Resources and tools mentioned in this episode:
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All of Tim’s books including ‘Lost and Found’ By Dr Tim Sharp – on Audible
Website - https://drhappy.com.au/resources/
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In Part 1 of my conversation with Tim Sharp, aka Dr Happy, we talk about happiness from a place that’s often missing from the conversation.
Tim shares how his interest in happiness began not through ease, but through struggle working as a clinical psychologist alongside anxiety, depression, and the parts of life that weren’t working. His own mental health challenges shaped his drive to succeed, but also influenced how he experienced that success, sometimes achieving things without fully enjoying them.
We explore how positive psychology isn’t about being happy all the time. Happiness is just one emotion among many alongside calm, contentment, joy, and meaning and thriving requires learning how to live with discomfort, uncertainty, stress, and negative emotions, not avoiding them.
Through Tim’s CHOOSE framework, we discuss what it means to pursue a life that includes clarity about values, healthy foundations, realistic optimism, strong connections, use of strengths, and space for enjoyment while accepting that growth often involves effort and challenge.
This part of the conversation is about learning to respond to life more deliberately, understanding that we don’t control everything that happens, but we do have choices in how we engage with it.
Because happiness isn’t about eliminating the hard parts, it’s about learning how to live well with them.
And, as always — this can look different.
🔗 Show Notes & Links
Resources and tools mentioned in this episode:
Audible 
https://amzn.to/4p8RFt1
All of Tim’s books including ‘Lost and Found’ By Dr Tim Sharp – on Audible
Website - https://drhappy.com.au/resources/
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Three Questions to Realign Your Life This Week
This episode is a little different.
There’s no guest, and I’m not sharing answers as an expert. I’m very much still working this out in real time  which is exactly why I wanted to record it.
Lately, I’ve noticed how easy it is to feel slightly off without being able to name why. Not burnt out. Not unhappy. Just… misaligned. Like you’re doing the right things, but somehow, it isn't quite right.
So instead of trying to fix anything, this episode offers three simple questions as a micro check‑in that I am focusing on for the next 7 days.
A gentle experiment you can try this week as well if it feels useful.
This episode is about awareness. About remembering that realignment often starts quietly, and that you’re allowed to adjust as your life evolves.
And if any of this resonates, take what’s useful and leave the rest —
Because, as always, this can look different.
🔗 Show Notes & Links
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After every conversation on julesFM, I take time to pause and reflect, not on everything that was said, but on a few ideas I’m consciously choosing to carry forward.
In this takeaway episode, I share what I’m taking from my conversation with Elyse, shaped by her long career, lived experience, and honest perspective on success, growth, and control.
There are three ideas I keep coming back to:
You may never feel like you’ve “made it”, and why that isn’t a problem.
Focusing on what you can control frees up energy for progress.
Your definition of success is allowed to change as your life changes.
This isn’t about copying someone else’s path. What worked for Elyse looks different to what will work for me  and likely different again for you. But the skills, perspectives, and life lessons she learned along the way offer something important: permission to keep learning, keep adjusting, and define success in a way that actually fits.
Because truly, this can look different.
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Host: Jules
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In Part 2, Elyse shares the advice that she received late in the game that changed everything in the second half of her career.
We talk about the moment she realised cricket doesn’t define her worth, and how reconnecting with why she started playing became an anchor through her journey. This conversation explores the practice of letting go, of outcomes, of selection decisions, of things that you can’t control and doubling down on what you can.
Elyse reflects on what’s most important and defining who you want to be on and off the field.
We talk leadership, values, risk-taking, and the shift in how she defines success from medals and results to waking up excited, fulfilled, and aligned with what matters most in her life now.
This is a conversation about staying true when it would be easier to please others. About success evolving over time. And about finding something you genuinely enjoy  because you never know where that path might lead.
 
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Host: Jules
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Elyse Villani is a cricketing great. Across a career spanning more than 19 years, she represented Australia on the world stage and built a reputation for resilience and leadership, showing that success in elite sport doesn’t have to follow a single script.
 
In Part 1, Elyse takes us inside a career shaped by constant challenge. The kind where you never feel like you’ve fully nailed it and maybe that’s the point. We talk about the satisfaction of progress over perfection and learning how to stay in the game without losing herself.
From making a state team at nine, being the only girl in an all‑male team, to how she chose cricket. Elyse shares what elite sport actually teaches you. Including the uncomfortable bits: being in and out of the Australian team, sitting with unfairness, and learning to focus on what you can control.
We talk about how she handles nerves and learning the difference between acceptable and unacceptable failure. She also explains the unexpected gifts leadership gave her.
This is a conversation about improvement without performance. Growth without losing yourself. And finding ways to contribute even on the days you don’t feel at your best.
🔗 Show Notes & Links
Host: Jules
Resources and tools mentioned in this episode:
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